Steel Wheels  by The Rolling Stones

The nineteenth album of the Rolling Stones was Steel Wheels, released in 1989, and became one of the defining albums in their long career. This is not because it was a musical innovation that won over audiences and critics, but because it was the big challenge for Mick Jagger and Keith Richards to exist and work together after what had transpired between them in recent years. The reunion was thanks to the composure and diplomacy of Ronnie Woods, who brought the two of them together again. Also, Steel Wheels was the last album to be recorded by bassist Bill Wyman, who left in 1993.

Steel Wheels is clearly, in terms of its sound, a return to the roots, as the experiments with reggae, disco, pop, and anything else Jagger had proposed seemed to have harmed the band. Thus, Keith Richards' guitar is once again dominant throughout the album. The production was done by the Glimmer Twins, in other words, Jagger and Richards, along with Chris Kimsey.

The promotion of Steel Wheels was carried out through the Steel Wheels Tour/Urban Jungle Tour, which lasted an entire year and was crowned with absolute success, marking the great comeback of the Rolling Stones in the music scene. The album has sold more than 3,000,000 copies worldwide.